HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 02 Be a Santa to a Senior Proclamation
225 FIFTH STREET
SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477
(541) 726-3700
FAX (541) 726-2363 .
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, Home Instead Senior Care and partners from non-profit, other agencies and .
businesses who provide services to senior adults throughout the year combine efforts each year
for a community service project, "Be a Santa to a Senior."
WHEREAS, Volunteers of the "Be a Santa to a Senior" intend to positively impact the
community by providing holiday cheer and gift-giving to senior adults who are least likely to
receive a present during the holiday season and are lonely and/or fmancially challenged.
WHEREAS, "Be a Santa to a Senior" and its volunteers seek to eliminate the crush of
holiday isolation felt by Springfield's senior adults. Of the 5,423 persons over the age of 65
living in Springfield nearly 542 of them are faced with financial challenges and 423 live alone.
. WHEREAS, Home Instead Senior Care and the "Be a Santa to a Senior" partners have a
. shared belief that our senior adults should not be alone or forgotten during the holidays as they
have been instrumental in defining our communities.
WHEREAS, "Be a Santa to a Senior" participants intend to recognize and celebrate our
senior adults and the invaluable contributions they continue to make to our city..
WHEREAS, Citizens of Springfield, Oregon recognize that our diverse population is
committed to improving the peace and wellbeing of our community and wish to focus on our
lonely elders through "Be a Santa to a Senior."
NOW, THEREFORE, I,. Sid Leiken, Mayor ofthe City of Springfield, do hereby
proclaim the month of December, 2007 as "BE A SANTA TO A SENIOR" and ask. .
the citizens of Springfield to join in its observance.
Signed this 3rd day of December, 2007.
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Sidney W. Leiken
Springfield Mayor.